The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-06-23
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.


NUT CAKE.
Three eggs, one and onc half cups OF
| igar, one-half cup of butter, hall
cup of milk, two aud one-half cups OF
| flour, one and one half i,.~ oonfnls Of
baking powder. one cup of the meats
| Of any kind of nuts.
FRIED APPLES.
Wipe few nice, smooth skinned ap-
pies, have ready spider with a little
butter and lard in il. let it get hot and
slice the apples .nto t, >p.Hkfe Il little
sugar over them and fry slowly to a
lice brown, taking great care not TO
burn.
BAKED BEEF WITH VEGETABLES.
Cut about two pounds of cold beef
into thin slices; sprinkle over them
little salt and pepper anil II dust OF
flour; roll them up neatly. and lay them
at the bottom of ii deep pie dish, with
Il thin slice of bacon between each roll.
Have already boiled some turnips. car
rots and onions; cut these into thin
slices and spread IA mixed layer of them
over the meat. Next aid another
layer of the meat rolls, with the bacon
between them, then more vegetables,
and so on until the dish is sufficiently
Add Il little more salt and pepper and
pour over all rather more than half
pint of good stock-made by stewing
the beef bone. Cover the pie dish over
with an old plate. and bake in a mod
crate oven for three-quarters of an
hour. Serve in the dish in which it is
baked.
CORN BREAD.
Put two tablespoonfuls of wheat
flour into quart measure and then fill
it with Indian meal Turn this into a
sieve, adding two teaspoonfuls of sugar,
half a teaspoonful of salt, two tea
spoonfuls Of cream of tartar and one
teaspoonful of soda. In place of the
cream Of tartar and soda two heaping
spoonftls of salt may be used. Sift all
into Il bowl and mix with one quart of
milk, one egg and two teaspoonfuls of
melted butter. Beat thoroughly and
pour into 4 medium-sized dripping pan
well creased; bake i'll Il good oven.
When done cut in squares and serve
hot for breakfast.
SALT PORK PANCAKES.
Cut the pork into very thin slices,
make batter of cup of flour, one
egg and enough sweet milk to thin it.
dip the pork into the batter and fry i'll
hot lard until brown. Serve hot, but
do not place the cakes one upon the
other, AS by SO doing they become
heavy.
CREAM PIES
One quart good sweet cream. one
egg, one teaspoon even full of -four.
one pinch of salt. Flavor with lemon
a tl, nd tn taS fa Raat
egg light, add the flour, then stir into
the cream. The above is for one PIE.
Bake with one crust only. Put the
lemon on the sugar.
RAISED BROWN BREAD.
Put one quart of yellow Indian meal
in an earthen bowl; pour over it suf-
tic;ent boiling water to moisten if, and
let it cool to blood heat; when it is cool
mix it with one quart of rye meal, one
cupful of molasses, one cupful OF home
made yeast or half Il cupful of bakers
Yeast, one teaspoonful of salt dissoly-
ed i'll little water and sufficient luke
warm water to make a soft paste; af-
ter thoroughly mixing these ingred ents
put the dough into buttered earthen
or thick iron pan, smooth it on top with
a wooden spoon wet in cold water, cov-
er it with folded towel and set it in a
moderately warm place to rise; when
the surface begins to crack open put it
in a moderate oven, with another pan
over it, for four hours. or steam it five
hours, and then dry the crust in the
oven.
NAMELESS CAKE.
One cup of sugar, whites of four
eggs one-half cup of butter, one tea
spoonful of lemon essence, one large
cup of -four. one-half teaspoonful of
soda, one of cream of-tartar stirred in
the flour.
FLOUR SOUP.
Into three pints of boiling water stir
one pint of flour. Drowned, half cup of
butter, one pint of milk or cream; salt
and pepper to taste.
DOUGHNUTS.
Two and half cups of sugar, four
eggs, one cup of thick, sour cream. one
teaspoonful of soda dissolved in table,
spoon of hot water. salt and nutmeg
GRAHAM PUDDING.
Two cups of graham flour, one cup
Of molasses, one teaspoonful of soda
dissolved in half cup of hot water.
half q cup of sliced citron or dried APP
piles well soaked. Steam in tin three
hours. Serve hot with hard sauce.